The satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis translated into English verse by Mr. Dryden and several other eminent hands ; together with the satires of Aulus Persius Flaccus, made English by Mr. Dryden ; with explanatory notes at the end of each satire ; to which is prefix'd a discourse concerning the original and progress of satire ... by Mr. Dryden.

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The satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis translated into English verse by Mr. Dryden and several other eminent hands ; together with the satires of Aulus Persius Flaccus, made English by Mr. Dryden ; with explanatory notes at the end of each satire ; to which is prefix'd a discourse concerning the original and progress of satire ... by Mr. Dryden.
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Juvenal.
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London :: Printed for Jacob Tonson ...,
1693.
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Satire, Latin -- Translations into English.
Satire, English -- Translations from Latin.
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"The satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis translated into English verse by Mr. Dryden and several other eminent hands ; together with the satires of Aulus Persius Flaccus, made English by Mr. Dryden ; with explanatory notes at the end of each satire ; to which is prefix'd a discourse concerning the original and progress of satire ... by Mr. Dryden." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A46439.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 8, 2024.

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Next to the Statues, &c. The Poet here tells you how the Idle pass'd their time; in going first to the Levees of the Great, then to the Hall, that is, to the Temple of Apollo, to hear the Lawyers Plead, then to the Market-place of Augustus, where the Statues of the Famous Romans were set in Ranks on Pedestals: Amongst which Sta∣tues were seen those of Foreigners, such as Arabs, &c. who for no de∣sert, but only on the Account of their Wealth, or Favour, were plac'd amongst the Noblest.

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